Georgia’s ruling party has won the parliamentary election, the electoral commission said early on Sunday, in a blow for the country’s long-held aspiration for EU membership. Georgia’s opposition did not admit defeat, accusing the ruling party of a “constitutional coup” and promising to announce protests, setting the stage for a potential political crisis that could further polarise the Caucasus country. The commission said that the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party had won 54% of the vote, with more than 99% of precincts counted. The result for GD would thwart the opposition’s hopes for a pro-western coalition of four blocs and